4/3/25 - TV You'd Live In, Intangible Things, and Old EMails
- bribriny
- 18 hours ago
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Thursday 4/3/25
Celebrate:
American Circus Day
Find a Rainbow Day
Fish Fingers and Custard Day - A Doctor Who thing. Matt Smith make his debut today in 2010
Good People Day
National Burrito Day
National Chocolate Mousse Day
National Don't Go to Work Unless It's Fun Day
National Film Score Day
Pony Express Day
Tweed Day
World Party Day
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Legendary actor Val Kilmer passed away yesterday. His daughter, Mercedes, told the "New York Times" that he died of pneumonia. He was 65.
Val started out as a stage actor in the early '80s, and then became a star in Hollywood after landing early roles in the comedies "Top Secret!" and "Real Genius" . . . followed by "Top Gun", where he played "Iceman" Tom Kazansky, and "Willow", where he was Madmartigan.
He got even bigger in the '90s, playing Jim Morrison in "The Doors" . . . and Batman in "Batman Forever".
Let's not forget that Val provided the voice of KITT in the "Knight Rider" sequel series that aired in 2008 and 2009. It only lasted one season.
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Some people go to great lenths to appear younger than they are . . . but they're missing one big tell: Their email address.
According to a report, Gen Z professionals are using email to guess a coworker's age. Not the body of the message . . . the actual address, assuming it's a personal account.
One young person says that if someone has a Gmail handle with JUST their name, and no additional letters or numbers, they probably claimed that address early on . . . meaning that they're likely over the hill a bit.
But not TOO old. There are also REAL old-schoolers who FINALLY caved at some point over the past few years and got an email account. And they're in the same boat as the younger workers.
Except, instead of Gmail, their domain is EarthLink.net or their cable company. Which they still have.
(or AOL or Hotmail....even Yahoo.)
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A new poll asked more than 1,000 people about 20 intangible things, and had people say whether they thought money could buy that stuff: "To a great extent," "to some extent," or "not at all."
Here are the results, ranked from the MOST buy-able to the least:
1. Political influence. 10% say it can't be bought. 85% say it can, to varying degrees. (60% say money can buy A LOT of it. 25% say it can buy SOME.)
2. Social status. 12% say it can't be bought. 86% say it can.
3. Fun. 12% say it can't be bought. 85% say it can.
4. Career success. 17% say it can't be bought. 78% say it can.
5. Legal immunity. 19% say it can't be bought. 71% say it can.
6. Good health. 23% say it can't be bought. 75% say it can.
7. Physical attractiveness. 25% say it can't be bought. 72% say it can.
8. Personal fulfillment. 29% say it can't be bought. 67% say it can.
9. Longer life. 33% say it can't be bought. 62% say it can.
10. Happiness. 35% say it can't be bought. 63% say it can.
See the full list here.
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Someone asked Reddit to name subtle signs someone's a genuinely good person. Top answers include they can admit weakness and apologize . . . they do the right thing when it's inconvenient . . . and they return shopping carts.
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ResumeGenius.com ranked the 10 best jobs for introverts based on salary and how LITTLE you have to work with other people.
They all require some level of education, so you can't just switch gears and apply tomorrow. But here are the 10 best jobs if you're not a people person.
1. Radiologist, working with X-rays, MRIs, and ultrasounds. The median salary is $354,000 a year.
2. Natural sciences manager, $169,000. Responsible for planning, supervising, and coordinating research.
3. Computer and information research scientist, $157,000. Create new applications and improve existing ones.
4. Physicist or astronomer, $150,000.
5. Computer hardware engineer, $148,000.
6. Software developer, $138,000.
7. Computer network architect, $134,000.
8. Actuary, $133,000. They do risk assessment for insurance and investment companies.
9. Biochemist or biophysicist, $120,000.
10. Operations research analyst, $96,000. You're mostly by yourself in an office analyzing data.
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What TV house would you like to live in?
13% of Americans said the Tanner house in San Francisco from "Full House". That was the #1 answer in a poll of 2,000 people.
1. The Tanner House in San Francisco, from "Full House".
2. The Banks mansion in Bel-Air, from "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air".
3. Blanche's Miami home from "The Golden Girls".
4. Monica's purple apartment in New York City, from "Friends".
5. The Bridgerton Mansion in London, from "Bridgerton".
6. The Brady House in Los Angeles, from "The Brady Bunch".
7. Celeste's beachfront mansion in Monterey, California, from "Big Little Lies".
8. Tony Soprano's New Jersey mansion, from "The Sopranos".
9. Walter White's house in Albuquerque, New Mexico, from "Breaking Bad".
10. The Simpsons' Springfield home from "The Simpsons".
11. Sheldon and Leonard's L.A. apartment, from "The Big Bang Theory".
12. The White House, from "Veep".
13. Jerry's New York City apartment, from "Seinfeld".
14. Carrie Bradshaw's New York City apartment, from "Sex and the City".
15. The Dragonfly Inn in Connecticut, from "Gilmore Girls".
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - We call actors' parts "roles" because in the 17th century in France, they'd get their scripts on rolls of paper.
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